1871 - Prolonged drought and dessicating winds led to the great Chicago fire, the Peshtigo horror, and the Michigan fire holocaust. Fire destroyed more than seventeen thousand buildings killing more than 200 persons in the city of Chicago, while a fire consumed the town of Peshtigo WI killing more than 1100 persons. In Wisconsin, a million acres of land were burned, and in Michigan, 2.5 million acres were burned killing 200 persons. "Tornadoes of fire" generated by intense heat caused houses to explode in fire, and burned to death scores of persons seeking refuge in open fields.
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Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
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Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
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Bonlee is an unincorporated community in western Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. It is located south of Siler City and north of Bear Creek along Old U.S. Route 421. Bonlee sits at an elevation of 518 feet (158 m). The community is home to several poultry feed mills and a K-8 school. The ZIP Code for Bonlee is 27213.
Bonlee was established in 1894 as Dunlap Mills. Four years later it was renamed Causey, after local resident Joshua Causey. It took the name Bonlee in 1913. The town was incorporated in 1913, but had its incorporation revoked in 1936. The Mount Vernon Springs Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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